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Post by Paulmold Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:26 am

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Post by Jaytee Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:02 pm

That IS good value up!

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Post by brodco Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:55 pm

Hi wave

These are a generic meter from china and appear under a number of different   guises.  They were discussed in a previous thread:

https://www.autosleeper-ownersforum.com/t8247-lidl-multimeter

I bought one out of interest and it although the build quality was poor as you might expect it performed was surprisingly well for the price, perfectly adequate for the occasional measurement on the van.

There is a but though!  I wouldn’t want to use it on mains yet alone high voltage / high energy circuits (it has a 1000V range). It certainly doesn’t conform to the relevant safety standards.

Have a look at the previous thread (particularly the last post).

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Post by Jaytee Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:07 pm

Ideal just for fault finding etc for the tool box. (Not tool box faults lol4  )

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Post by Cymro Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:20 pm

Gosh, what a good price - if it works! Well-spotted, Paul, and thanks for telling us. I've just ordered one. It'll be interesting to compare its readings with the meter I already have.... not that I use that much - mainly for checking fuses and the condition of rechargeable batteries.
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Post by Bad Penny Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:50 pm

I bought a Digital Multimeter last week from Maplins, £9.99 reduced from £14.99, also made in China. I do hope it's worth the extra few quid!!!!!  I must say they had a huge choice.
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Post by peugeotboxer Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:42 am

Mine came today...........complete with battery!!!

Thanks Paul for the heads up.

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Post by CC Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:53 am

This is the same meter I got on ebay for around the same money, for someone like myself (not a voltage techie) it seems plenty good enough.

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Post by Paulmold Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:24 pm

The price seems to be like a yoyo. It started when I put the link on at £2.29 then during yesterday it dropped to £2.09 and today it's £3.21.

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Post by Cymro Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:33 pm

Hope the meter's readings don't fluctuate in the same way!

Still awaiting mine.
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Post by Cymro Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:35 am

Arrived this morning. Compared it with my existing one: the new one reads 0.01v more when testing AA batteries. Of course, I can't tell which is more accurate! At that price (£2.30 including battery and postage!) it's brilliant.

Thanks again, Paul, for the tip off.
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Post by Juliejuel Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:25 pm

£2.75 now
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Post by Peterm Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:51 pm

They are good but not that accurate. Mine shows my leisure battery as 15.5v and my engine battery at 14.6v. Cant be right.

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Post by Paulmold Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:48 pm

If you have a solar panel and the reading was in bright daylight, it is possible although the 15.5 is a bit high. Mine usually read 14.7 and 14.3.

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Post by brodco Sun Mar 01, 2015 7:01 pm

Hi wave

Peterm wrote:They are good but not that accurate. snigger

The example I tried last year was (amazingly) within it’s 0.5% spec but to be fair if you want accuracy you don’t use a thee quid meter do you?  think_smiley_46

The other thing  I found on mine was that the range change switch wasn’t all that reliable, sometimes the reading was a liitle off and wiggling the switch brought it into spec.

For general fault finding on 12V systems it’s fine. Just don’t use it on mains or if you must be extremely careful!

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Post by algy Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:28 pm

Mine came yesterday,thanks for finding it Paul.
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Post by algy Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:29 pm

Mine came yesterday,thanks for finding it Paul.
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